OpenHelix Receives NIH Grant for Tool-Specific Bioinformatics Training
OpenHelix, the leader in delivering to bioinformatics users the knowledge they need, when they need it, announced the award of a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund research on the best methods to deliver bioinformatics training.
Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 2, 2005 -- OpenHelix, the leader in delivering to
bioinformatics users the knowledge they need, when they need it, announced the
award of a $100,000 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the
National Institutes of Health. The grant will fund research on the best methods
to deliver to researchers the training they need to successfully use
bioinformatics tools.
“It’s difficult to find the knowledge you need to
use bioinformatics tools,” said Warren Lathe, PhD, OpenHelix Chief Scientific
Officer. “This grant will help bridge the ever widening gap between the
bioinformatics resources and the people that need to use them.”
The grant
will fund research on delivering training on three of the major genome browsers
now used in genomic research (Ensembl, NCBI Map Viewer, and UCSC Genome
Browser). The study will compare the effectiveness of on-site training, web
seminars and on-line, self-run tutorials. For a limited time, the web seminars
and tutorials will be available at no cost to participants. For more information
on how to take advantage of these trainings, those interested can visit
trainings.openhelix.com.
About OpenHelix, LLC.
OpenHelix, LLC, is the
market leader in delivering just-in-time training on bioinformatics tools for
the life science and medical research market. OpenHelix provides online self-run
tutorials, web seminars, and on-site training for institutions and companies on
a wide range of bioinformatics databases and tools.
In addition,
OpenHelix is contracted by bioinformatics tool providers, such as the UCSC
Bioinformatics Group, to provide comprehensive, long-term training and outreach
programs.
OpenHelix has its headquarters in Seattle, and offices in San
Francisco and Boston. Further information can be found on www.openhelix.com or by
calling 1-888-861-5051.
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Source : http://www.prweb.com/releases/2005/6/prweb246753.htm